Armed Forces, Police & Paramilitary International Band Festival

Marching Bands for Peace – The Force of Music in Cultural Diversity.

Experience Sharing

Promote experience sharing, synergy, creativity, service deliveries, and new trends in military, police and paramilitary tattoos and regimental music performances

Creative Display

Present stunning ensemble of massed pipes, drums, march-past, parades, choreographies, and creative displays

Tributes

Special Tributes’ to distinguished Regimental Music Directors, Band Leaders and Parade Masters of the various Armed Forces, Police & Paramilitary Band Corps.

Who we are

AFOPPIBAF

Armed Forces, Police & Paramilitary International Band Festival (AFOPPIBAF) was initiated and packaged by African Caribbean Network Foundation (ACNF) with commendations, to showcase creative display of military, police and paramilitary tattoos (regimental, dance, pipe & steel-pan bands) of the world in a competitive level, and to promote multilateral experience sharing, exchanges, and relations amongst the bands, while highlighting the new global trends in regimental tattoo and ceremonial bands performances.

Message from AFOPPIBAF Director General

Welcome to AFOPPIBAF

African Caribbean Network Foundation (ACNF) is bringing its creative and professional experience of coordinating and producing carnivals, concerts, exhibitions, fairs, festivals, and in managing socio-cultural and economic forums, and events, to successfully coordinate and produce AFOPPIBAF, UNITY SERENADE CONCERT and AFOPPIBAF NATIONAL FESTIVAL (Nigeria) which are packaged to enhance civil-military and paramilitary relations towards promoting peace and national unity.

Ambassador Justin Duru

AFOPPIBAF Director-General

Armed Forces, Police & Paramilitary International Band Festival

Present stunning ensemble of massed pipes, drums, march-past, parades,
choreographies, and creative displays…

Our Value

Marching Bands for Peace - The Force of Music in Cultural Diversity.

Celebrating cultural and institutional differences through harmonious musical expressions.

Our Vision

To be the premier platform that unites global military, police, and paramilitary bands through regimental music and ceremonial excellence - fostering unity, cultural exchange, and peace across nations.

Our Mission

To coordinate and promote an inclusive national and international band festival that showcases the artistic and ceremonial prowess of military, police, and paramilitary bands.

AFOPPIBAF National Festival (Nigeria)

Packaged to improve on and promote experience sharing, synergy, creativity, service deliveries, and new trends in military, police and paramilitary tattoos and regimental music performances,